Discretionary Housing Payment - Help with housing and rent

You may be entitled to a Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) if you don't get full Housing Benefit and you're still paying something towards your rent.

If you think you may qualify for extra help, you must complete a DHP application form. To qualify we'll look at your income and expenditure and award you a payment if we believe you need further help to pay your housing costs. We won't be able to pay you to cover the cost of things included in your rent, like fuel, water or food charges.

We look at each case individually based on each person's circumstances. We'll write to you to tell you whether or not your claim has been successful. We'll tell you how much you'll get and how long it will last for.

We can only make the payment for a set period, but you can re-apply when the payment stops.

You must tell us about anything you think might affect your entitlement to Discretionary Housing Payments or your entitlement to Housing Benefit. You must do this within 1 month of the change taking place.

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